Puddle Reflections

I headed out intent on forest bathing and hoping to curtail a brewing migraine. I fell in love with puddle reflections.  I started by enjoying all the shadows, sparkles, and swirls in this particular puddle... then contemplating the reflections.

Then it was like every single puddle was this exciting mirror to explore!

Here we have a zooming out series of four:

Sometimes I could see them from the side:

But more often, I needed to get close to peer inside:

Then I took a few pictures comparing the reflection to the real thing and what a delightful show!

Happy reflections delight :)